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The social dimensions of adaptation of climate change in Bolivia (English)

Abstract

The study in Bolivia was based on the concepts contained in the document methodology for the social component (October 2008) prepared by the core team in Washington. These lists the social component objectives as: to develop a methodology for estimating... See More +The study in Bolivia was based on the concepts contained in the document methodology for the social component (October 2008) prepared by the core team in Washington. These lists the social component objectives as: to develop a methodology for estimating the costs of adaptation strategies at the local level; to identify how public adaptation policies can benefit the most vulnerable members of society; to identify how factors such as socio-economic status, gender and poverty impact on vulnerability to climate change; and to ascertain local perceptions of the costs and benefits of climate change adaptation in different agro-ecological zones. The study was conducted in four phases: 1) preparation: the main objective of the first phase is to collect qualitative, quantitative, and illustrative secondary data related to climate change and to analyze previous studies undertaken in Bolivia on climate change adaptation; 2) sampling: the second phase, which lasted one month, primarily consisted of constructing a climate vulnerability zoning pattern of the entire country to serve as a basis for identifying and selecting areas for study; 3) field work: the field work was undertaken over a period of three months, consisting of three activities: a) designing tools for field work; b) identification, recruitment and training of researchers; and c) information collection in the field through interviews and workshops; and 4) reports: the final phase involved processing and analyzing the information and drafting the final report.
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